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Thursday, October 8, 2009

TODAY'S WORD FROM THE LORD

So they went on their way from the presence of the Council, rejoicing that they had been considered worthy to suffer shame for His name. And every day, in the temple and from house to house, they kept right on teaching and preaching Jesus as the Christ (Acts 5:41-42).

Shortly after Pentecost, the apostles were arrested and put in prison for preaching and teaching in the temple that Jesus was the Christ. They were miraculously set free and went back to preaching and teaching in the temple. Soon, they were arrested again, flogged, and ordered not to speak in the name of Jesus. "So they went on their way...rejoicing they had been considered worthy to suffer shame for His name."

Each of us has a unique opportunity today to stand up and speak out for Jesus in a society that is growing less and less tolerant of His name! Let us follow in the footsteps of the apostles who "kept right on teaching and preaching Jesus as the Christ."

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About Me

David Barnhart received a Bachelor’s degree in education from Clarion State University, Clarion, Pa., and a Masters of Divinity degree from the Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary, Columbia, SC. Ordained by the Lutheran Church in America in 1964, he pastored churches in that denomination for 20 years. In 1984, Pastor Barnhart withdrew from the Lutheran Church in America and united with the Association of Free Lutheran Congregations (AFLC). He establish Abiding Word Ministries (AWM) in that same year. Abiding Word Ministries, now in its 27th year, exists to promote revival and reformation throughout the Church. Pastor Barnhart publishes a newsletter called The Vine and Branches which is mailed to approximately 7500 homes throughout the United States and Canada. AWM counsels pastors, congregations and laity who desire to take their stand against false teachings and unbiblical practices within their church bodies.